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52.69250, -0.63803
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Thistle Rust, Umbellifer Mildew +19 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Thistle Rust, Umbellifer Mildew +19 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, Common Field-speedwell, Cow Parsley +214 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Groundsel, Common Field-speedwell, Cow Parsley +214 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Hogweed, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Dairy Yard public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Path type: residential
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oakham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rutland Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 890 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 890 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
West End bridleway · 28 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 28 m Path type: residential
Show on map West End bridleway · 94 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 94 m Path type: service
Show on map New Field Road bridleway · 189 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 189 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos A glimpse of Exton Hall and chapel
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Wildlife to spot
9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Knotgrass Leaf Beetle · Syrphus · Cantharis nigricans · Common Cockchafer +7
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2023 Syrphus Syrphus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Deceiver · Clavaria · Snowy Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap
Deceiver Laccaria laccata Clavaria Clavaria Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus2023 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Goat's-beard · Lesser Celandine · Greater Stitchwort · Groundsel · Daisy +15
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Field Vole · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Knotgrass Leaf Beetle · Syrphus · Cantharis nigricans · Common Cockchafer +7
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2023 Syrphus Syrphus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Deceiver · Clavaria · Snowy Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap
Deceiver Laccaria laccata Clavaria Clavaria Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus2023 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Goat's-beard · Lesser Celandine · Greater Stitchwort · Groundsel · Daisy +15
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023 Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023 